Print issue 2709 (13 September 2025)
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News
- Back in town: Henry Aldridge and Son returns to centre
- Rediscovered Shakespearean miniature sells for six figures
- WH Smith archive delivers high street nostalgia at auction
- Cricket books dealer finally out
- British Museum buys pair of Gainsborough Dupont sketches from dealer Karen Taylor
- The ‘largest and most comprehensive’ Beatrix Potter collection comes to auction
- Collectables reach new heights as US auction achieves huge sums
- Spectacular Schroder collection goes on display in Bath
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Freemasons sent Mercury away
- Clarkson collection to be final Byrnes staging
- News in brief including a new recruit at Woolley and Wallis
- Bid Barometer: issue 2709
- Precious metals prices: issue 2709
Feature
- ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA: Better together – the new Olympia Auctions duo delighted by their debut achievement
- Harman flintlock pistols for sale as part of a collection
- Lancer helmet charges in to hammer at £5200
- British paratrooper helmet picked out in Exeter auction for £3900
- Jersey museum secures top secret Second World War D-Day landing maps and Channel Islands liberation plan
- Comprehensive First World War uniform groupings catch the eye
- Greek bronze reward and a Roman relic coming up
- Brooch brings memories of a military hospital
Auction Reports
- Rebels who became royal favourites: stand-out lots among property from the Earls of Airlie
- Scottish silver and Wemyss pottery put under the spotlight
- Incredible Hulk as a flexible friend in toy form
- Screamadelica album sun cover art taken higher than estimate
- Rare kit combinations score at auction with tabletopping Subbuteo teams
- Westwood sale brings seventies punk spirit to rural Yorkshire
- Minnie and Mickey Mouse car mascots stand out again
- Super prices for petrol pump globes
- ART MARKET: Jobling returns from Canada
- Gastineau gets all romantic, Rowlandson races away
- Peter Jackson works set a secondary market marker
Collector Interview
Books & Works On Paper
- Second time lucky in Surrey as Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac lyrics get away at £19,000
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, September 9-25, 2025
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- New dealer launches in central London as Orpheus enters the gallery world
- US fair aims for a more inclusive approach
- FAB Paris hopes to take advantage of new date in a ‘wonderful month for the arts’
- Ed Butcher in King’s Road move
- Frink mosaic stands out in Ken Bolan sale
International
- Calendar sets Faberge clock apart
- Tiffany Japonesque test: four mixed metal lots on offer
- Barye bronze bounces back to US museum
- Hang on, that fountain looks familiar
- Just the thing for a day tripper
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Taylor Swift shock revelation… famous engagement ring used to be something else
- European postcard dealers descend on Surrey
- Grantham brocante back in play
Backpage
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